Black-finned skyphos, early 4th century BC, Attica; thick-walled variety with two handles, deep bowl on a low profiled foot. Interior: stamped ornament with six palmettes; inside the circle two concentric circles with ovules between them; surrounded by a band of ovules between two engraved lines. Outer part of the vessel's foot decorated with concentric circular elements. Technology: varnish evenly distributed, matte; visible turning marks. Admixtures: mica, pyroxene. Clay color 2.5 YR 6/6 light red. Varnish color 10 YR 2/1 black. Vessel skyphos: height 10.4 cm, width 23.5 cm, depth 16.6 cm, weight 0.456 kg, foot diameter 8.2 cm., A ceramic bowl with a rounded body and a flared rim shown against a neutral background, finished in a glossy black surface with a few small worn spots revealing a lighter color beneath; the bowl has a pedestal base and a pair of curved handles that extend outward and curl at the ends, also black with some scuffed areas, and the interior is smooth and black wi...
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Black-finned skyphos, early 4th century BC, Attica; thick-walled variety with two handles, deep bowl on a low profiled foot. Interior: stamped ornament with six palmettes; inside the circle two concentric circles with ovules between them; surrounded by a band of ovules between two engraved lines. Outer part of the vessel's foot decorated with concentric circular elements. Technology: varnish evenly distributed, matte; visible turning marks. Admixtures: mica, pyroxene. Clay color 2.5 YR 6/6 light red. Varnish color 10 YR 2/1 black. Vessel skyphos: height 10.4 cm, width 23.5 cm, depth 16.6 cm, weight 0.456 kg, foot diameter 8.2 cm., A ceramic bowl with a rounded body and a flared rim shown against a neutral background, finished in a glossy black surface with a few small worn spots revealing a lighter color beneath; the bowl has a pedestal base and a pair of curved handles that extend outward and curl at the ends, also black with some scuffed areas, and the interior is smooth and black with subtle highlights from lighting.

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Black-finned skyphos early 4th century BC Attica thick-walled variety two handles deep bowl low profiled foot Interior stamped ornament six palmettes inside circle two concentric circles ovules them surrounded band two engraved lines Outer part vessel's foot decorated concentric circular elements Technology varnish evenly distributed matte visible turning marks Admixtures mica pyroxene Clay color 2.5 YR 6 6 light red Varnish color 10 YR 2 1 black Vessel skyphos height 10.4 cm width 23.5 cm depth 16.6 cm weight 0.456 kg foot diameter 8.2 cm ceramic bowl rounded body flared rim shown neutral background finished glossy black surface small worn spots revealing lighter color beneath bowl pedestal base pair curved handles extend outward curl ends also black scuffed areas interior smooth black subtle highlights lighting.

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